We are pleased to share the scientific poster presentations showcased at the 47th AKMG Convention in New Jersey. Our presenters shared valuable clinical insights, research findings, and quality improvement initiatives across various disciplines.
Presented Topics & Authors:
Dr. Anna Carin Sunil:
Title: Hidden in Plain Sight: Endometriosis Presenting as Bowel Obstruction.
Dr.Hala Majeed:
Title: Sar-’coy’-dosis: A Non-Caseating Drama.
Dr.Akhtar Zamil Sirajudeen:
Title: Mapping the Broken Clock: Quantifying Operational Delays and Their Independent Impact on Patient Satisfaction in a High-Volume Tertiary Emergency Department — A Quality Improvement Study from Kerala, India.
Dr. Navya Mathew:
Title: Real-World Impact of Mismatch Repair (MMR) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) in Solid Tumors: A Retrospective Analysis from a Tertiary Center in India.
This academic track was organized under the leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad (AKMG President), Dr. Tom Ommen, Dr. Sarah Easaw, Dr. K.C. Mammen, and Dr. Neena Thomas. Our CME session leadership was headed by Dr. Sarah Easaw (CME Chair), Dr. Tom Thomas (CME Co-Chair), and Dr. K.J. Ommen (CME Vice Chair).
Cancer. The word itself strikes fear, bringing to mind a disease that feels like a betrayal from within. As the world's number-two killer, its a subject of immense research, with over a million papers published in the last fifty years alone. But what if our understanding of cancer is fundamentally flawed? What if this seemingly modern disease is not a chaotic accident of our genes, but a ghost of our evolutionary past, an ancient survival mechanism gone rogue? This perspective, while perhaps surprising, is gaining traction among scientists. It suggests that cancer is not a new invention of damaged cells, but a reversion to an older, more primitive way of life. To truly grasp this idea, we must embark on a journey back in time, over a billion years, to the very dawn of multicellular life. The Great Evolutionary Leap: From Individualism to Community For a staggering two billion years, life on Earth consisted solely of single-celled organisms. Their imperative was simple and si...


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